Waiting in New York is a bargain compared to Miami, Boston, or Seattle, TLC Chairman Matthew Daus said. "We're at the bottom of the barrel and it's really not fair. Drivers deserve this and passengers can handle it".

The waiting time is to be doubled to $24 per hour from current $12 per hour.. This rate have not seen a hike since 1990..

And the flat rate of $45 from JFK into Manhattan will also apply to trips back to JFK from any location in Manhattan thus ending the confusion that has been there since the implimentation of the flat rate…